Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for craniopharyngiomas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1114-1120

  Schulz Ertner, Daniela ^a   Frank, Claudia ^b   Herfarth, Klaus K ^a   Rhein, Bernhard ^c   Wannenmacher, Michael ^a   Debus, Jürgen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Hospital of Darmstadt   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FRACTIONATION; HORMONES; IRRADIATION; NEUROLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

SURVIVAL RATES;

ONCOLOGY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037111205     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03029-8     Document Type: Article

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